The Awakening of the Beast
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine '60s drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | O Despertar da Besta |
| Year | 1970 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Genre | Horror, Drama |
| Director | José Mojica Marins |
| Runtime | 93 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.6/10 (40 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.
Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.
For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.
Director: José Mojica Marins
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.
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